DEFINITION:
Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).".

Citation

"Countries Compared by Education > Spending per student > College and university. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Education/Spending-per-student/College-and-university

"Countries Compared by Education > Spending per student > College and university. International Statistics at NationMaster.com, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster." 1998-2009. <http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Education/Spending-per-student/College-and-university>.